ext_string.mli

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(** Extension to the standard library [String] module, fixed some bugs like
    avoiding locale sensitivity *) 

(** default is false *)    
val split_by : ?keep_empty:bool -> (char -> bool) -> string -> string list


(** remove whitespace letters ('\t', '\n', ' ') on both side*)
val trim : string -> string 


(** default is false *)
val split : ?keep_empty:bool -> string -> char -> string list

(** split by space chars for quick scripting *)
val quick_split_by_ws : string -> string list 



val starts_with : string -> string -> bool

(**
   return [-1] when not found, the returned index is useful 
   see [ends_with_then_chop]
*)
val ends_with_index : string -> string -> int

val ends_with : string -> string -> bool

(**
  [ends_with_then_chop name ext]
  @example:
   {[
     ends_with_then_chop "a.cmj" ".cmj"
     "a"
   ]}
   This is useful in controlled or file case sensitve system
*)
val ends_with_then_chop : string -> string -> string option


val escaped : string -> string

(**
  [for_all_from  s start p]
  if [start] is negative, it raises,
  if [start] is too large, it returns true
*)
val for_all_from:
  string -> 
  int -> 
  (char -> bool) -> 
  bool 

val for_all : 
  string -> 
  (char -> bool) -> 
  bool

val is_empty : string -> bool

val repeat : int -> string -> string 

val equal : string -> string -> bool

(**
  [find ~start ~sub s]
  returns [-1] if not found
*)
val find : ?start:int -> sub:string -> string -> int

val contain_substring : string -> string -> bool 

val non_overlap_count : sub:string -> string -> int 

val rfind : sub:string -> string -> int

(** [tail_from s 1]
  return a substring from offset 1 (inclusive)
*)
val tail_from : string -> int -> string


(** returns negative number if not found *)
val rindex_neg : string -> char -> int 

val rindex_opt : string -> char -> int option

type check_result = 
    | Good | Invalid_module_name | Suffix_mismatch

val is_valid_source_name :
   string -> check_result





val no_char : string -> char -> int -> int -> bool 


val no_slash : string -> bool 

(** return negative means no slash, otherwise [i] means the place for first slash *)
val no_slash_idx : string -> int 

(** if no conversion happens, reference equality holds *)
val replace_slash_backward : string -> string 

(** if no conversion happens, reference equality holds *)
val replace_backward_slash : string -> string 

val empty : string 

#if BS_COMPILER_IN_BROWSER then
val compare :  string -> string -> int
#elif OCAML_VERSION =~ ">4.3.0" then
external compare : string -> string -> int = "caml_string_length_based_compare" [@@noalloc];;  
#else
external compare : string -> string -> int = "caml_string_length_based_compare" "noalloc";;
#end  
val single_space : string

val concat3 : string -> string -> string -> string 
val concat4 : string -> string -> string -> string -> string 
val concat5 : string -> string -> string -> string -> string -> string  
val inter2 : string -> string -> string
val inter3 : string -> string -> string -> string 
val inter4 : string -> string -> string -> string -> string
val concat_array : string -> string array -> string 

val single_colon : string 

val parent_dir_lit : string
val current_dir_lit : string

val capitalize_ascii : string -> string

val uncapitalize_ascii : string -> string

val lowercase_ascii : string -> string